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smokinAMD
10-29-2004, 10:52 PM
Rightyo, swapped out alternator and put on my new spark plug wires today. In order to get the belt off the alternator I stuck a ratchet in the tensioner and loosened it a bit. Now that I'm ready to put the belt back on, I can't get the damn tensioner to loosen up again, nor can I get the belt over the alternator.

I don't have any belt tools, just a socket set and my bare hands. So what the hell do I need to do?

Cause....having the 'ho dead in the water sucks.

FormulaNERD
10-29-2004, 10:58 PM
hey dude, at the end of the tensioner, not the side where it mounts, there is a square hole. stick your ratchet in there with the handle facing upwards, and push forward, that'll rotate the tensioner back and loosen it..... then use your other hand and put the belt on the last pulley (you should obviously route the belt to all but 1 pulley before using the tensioner.)

2 minutes in m$ paint, you get the idea, hope this helps.

AIM me if you have to.

smokinAMD
10-29-2004, 11:08 PM
Hurthef***eh, lets give that a shot.

smokinAMD
10-29-2004, 11:24 PM
I think my tensioner is f***ed.

FormulaNERD
10-29-2004, 11:32 PM
hmmm, why you think that?

20-25 bucks at advance auto, if you have to.

-Alero-
10-29-2004, 11:34 PM
ha geese! :eek:

smokinAMD
10-29-2004, 11:34 PM
Originally posted by FormulaNERD@Oct 29 2004, 09:32 PM
hmmm, why you think that?

20-25 bucks at advance auto, if you have to.
It doesn't move.

FormulaNERD
10-29-2004, 11:53 PM
that doesnt seem possible, put some weight behind your scrawny ass ;) or maybe you tightened the top one too tight and the coil/spring thing inside is binding

smokinAMD
10-30-2004, 12:04 AM
Nah, I'm just gonna tell mobs to get over here and fix it. Oh wait, thats easier said then done. I threw my cellphone against the garage door when I got tired of some stupid bitch calling me. So I lost all 70 or so numbers I had in my phone too. Oh well, the new phone is sweet, finally got a camera phone.

smokinAMD
10-30-2004, 12:19 AM
Woo hoo, fixed. I'm a weakling, apparantly. 99% of my strength is in my cock.....

Redog
10-30-2004, 09:59 AM
^^ Explains your avitar then :lol:

Spook
10-30-2004, 02:44 PM
so you loosened the tensioner with your cock? You should be in porno then. :lol:

mobs241
10-30-2004, 03:40 PM
i always use a prybar. lol
hahahaha
ahhahahahhahaahah
oh and
BWAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAH

1WhiteOSV
11-08-2004, 12:39 AM
isn't that only a 1/4" square in there?.....if u used ur cock then that means.......hmm... :huh:

smokinAMD
11-08-2004, 12:44 AM
Originally posted by 1WhiteOSV@Nov 7 2004, 11:39 PM
isn't that only a 1/4" square in there?.....if u used ur cock then that means.......hmm... :huh:
No, what I meant was, I have no strength in my arms. It was a struggle for me to get that thing back on, but i finally got it.

I can however do cock pushups. Granted, you can only do one at a time, but it's a start.... :huh?:

Thats actually a "Tenacious D" song, btw.

Vtolds
11-08-2004, 07:54 AM
If you would have pulled a pry bar out like mobs is also saying you could have moved it.

justinusaf
11-08-2004, 08:32 AM
Originally posted by VTOLDS@Nov 8 2004, 08:54 AM
If you would have pulled a pry bar out like mobs is also saying you could have moved it.
So insightfull!

FormulaNERD
11-08-2004, 08:40 AM
seriously... that's like the 27th time in the past week that he's just agreed with someone else to increase his post count.